This wacky entry into the demon child sub-genre of horror films is more of an unintentional comedy than a horror film. Life is not easy for Lucy (Collins). She bumps and grinds nightly at a cheap London strip joint. One of her routines involves a dwarf named Hercules (George Claydon), who makes unseemly advances toward her after the show one night. She resists and is rescued by the stage manager (John Steiner) who then proceeds to make love to her. Upon leaving the club she encounters Hercules again and he curses her, telling her that she will give birth to the devil. Flash forward, and Lucy is now married to a wealthy Italian (Ralph Bates). She's pregnant and gives birth to a 12 pound baby boy, who begins to cause trouble immediately, scratching her and drawing blood the first time she holds him. The trail of terror escalates when the couple bring the baby home, eventually leading to murder and mayhem.
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Thought it hasn't been released on DVD, you can find it as a streaming title on Netflix and in full on YouTube, thanks to an upload by 70sHorrorRealm. Part one is above.
Obscurity factor: 6 (not on DVD, available on YouTube & Netflix, has developed a cult status)
I saw this film on TCM (as ("The Devil within Her") a few months back and fell in love with it. Saying that it's a "campy, over the top, bad horror film" is a perfect description. It's especially fun in that each actor seems like they're each filming a different movie completely. I recommend it for a silly afternoon of fun.
ReplyDeleteBad baby! I wonder how Sister Albana is going to explain that mess...is it I, or does Eileen Atkins seem to be channeling a bit of Ingrid Bergman's Sister Mary Benedict? Great shots of 1975 London. The soundtrack is "mod", and that baby is about as frightening as Little Ricky. Fun!
ReplyDeleteIMDb has numerous other titles under which this hoot was hawked....."Sharon's Baby" being the most laughable...
It's a wacky one, that's for sure!
ReplyDeleteWhile not a good movie, we watched it about a year ago and it held our interest.
ReplyDeleteTrash fans rejoice - this treasure is actually available on DVD from the UK company Network - http://www.networkdvd.net/product_info.php?products_id=496 I bought a copy through Amazon UK.
ReplyDeleteThat's good news! It should be noted that it's a region 2 disc, so will only play on region 2 and region free DVD players...
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